Lacing hook and fastener.



No. 660,945. Patented Oct. 30, I900.

- L. J. BUGHSIEB.

LAGING HOOK AND FASTENEB.

(Application filed July 12, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS J. BUGHSIEB, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

LAClNG HOOK AND FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 660,945, dated October 30, 1900.

Application filed July 12, 1900 Serial No. 23,407. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: Dshows the tube,which surrounds the pivot Be it known that I, LOUIS J. BUOHSIEB, a O and turns freely thereon. The lever is secitizen of the United States, residing at Grand cured rigidly to the shell or tube D. The Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of lower end of the lever B -is provided with a Michigan, have invented new and useful Improjection B", as shown in Fig. 7. Surroundprovements in Lacing Hooks and Fasteners, ing the tube D is a spring. One end of the of which the following is a specification. spring bears against the casing, as shown by This invention relates to a new and im- E, and the other end bears against the lever, proved lacing hook and fastener to be used as shown by E, the spring having a tendency in connection with laced shoes and other analat all times to hold the lever down upon the I ogous goods; and the invention consists in lacing-string S. D the construction and combination of parts Gshows a portion of a shoe to which my hereinafter described. lacing-hook is fastened. As shown in Fig. 8, The objects of my invention are, first, to there are a series of hooks of the ordinary form acheap and efficient means for retaining construction and one hook and fastener at a lacing-cord in position without the necessity the top for retaining the lacing-strip. of tying the cord, and,second,-to providea la- In the drawings all parts are shown encing-hook which will retain the cord securely larged excepting the shell A, shown in Fig. 8. in position and at the same time allow of The operation of my device is as follows: ready detachment from the hook. These ob- The lacing-string S is drawn under the lever jects I accomplish by means of the mechan- B, so as to pass beneath the projection B, as ism illustrated in the accompanying drawshown in Fig. 6, the springholdingthelacingings, in whichstring in position so that it cannot be drawn Figure 1 shows a sectional view on line mm in one direction, but can be easily moved in of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 shows a front elevation of the other direction, the lever B being held the outer shell or framework which supports down upon the lacin -string by means of the a lever which engages with and retains the spring, as above described. By pulling the lacing-stringin position. Fig. 3 shows a side string outwardly it will readily release itself elevation of the tube to which the lever is from the hook. attached, dotted lines showing the position Having thus described my invention, what of the pivot on which the lever swings. Fig. I claim to have invented,and desire to secure 8o 4 shows an end view of the tube and pivot. by Letters Patent, is Fig. 5 shows a transverse sectional view on In a lacing hook and fastener, a casing, a line y y of Fig. 7. Fig. 6 shows a front view pivot connected thereto, atube loosely mountof the hook and fastener with the lever beared thereon, a lever rigidly secured at one end ing upon the lacing-string. Fig. 7 shows a to said tube and at its opposite end provided side elevation of the complete hook and faswith a projection, and a spring surrounding tener without the lacing string, and Fig. 8 said tube and having one end engage said shows the position of one of my fastenercasing and its otherend engage said leverfor hooks and fastener with my lacing-string in keeping the latter normally in a lowered poposition. sition, substantially as described. 0

Similarletters referto similar parts through- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set out the several views, my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- A represents the metallic shell or case which nesses. supports the lever and its operating mech- LOUIS J BUOHSIEB anisin.

B shows the lever. Witnesses: C shows the pivot, which passes through EDWARD TAGGART, the holes F F of the shell A. JAMES B. DAVIES. 

